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TIL that the number of people who travel in Indian railways every year is 8.3 Billion which is more than the population of the earth

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BgVxK TIL that 1,235 Canadian geese were rounded up and gassed to death after the famous incident of pilot Chesley Sullenberger ditching a passenger plane on the Hudson River with no fatalities, following a bird strike.
Em4o TIL that the person who designed Star Wars’ Darth Maul was instructed to make Maul “a vision from your worst nightmare”, and based the original design on an actual nightmare he had. When he presented the design to George Lucas, Lucas shuddered and told him “Give me your second worst nightmare”.
EgoMd TIL pigs were first commercially slaughtered in Cincinnati, which became known as "Porkopolis"; by the mid 1800s Cincinnati led the nation in pig processing.
8akxZ TIL Doug Benson is Basically 61 Years Old!!
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